The infrastructure measure is on hold while lawmakers work on a deal on a much larger spending bill aimed at expanding social safety net programs.
Author: Ledyard King, USA TODAY
Nancy Pelosi’s ability to mend Democratic differences is being put to the test with infrastructure vote
A vote Thursday on infrastructure will show whether Pelosi can keep her party unified to pass a major bill.
Liz Cheney tells ’60 Minutes’ that ‘I was wrong’ to oppose gay marriage in past
Cheney told ’60 Minutes’ she has little affection for Biden, who she believes has embraced harmful polices for the economy and national security.
Congress is weeks away from a debt crisis that could lead to default. Is it time to panic?
A near-default in 2011 had severe consequences: The stock market turned volatile, bond prices rose and the U.S. AAA credit rating was downgraded.
A Republican and Democrat walk into a town hall. Can they help fix Congress?
The squabbles in Congress have grown so venomous it inspired Reps. Dean Phillips and Dusty Johnson to try something new.
Sen. Joe Manchin says Trump ‘called me all the time.’ Senator said he was ready ‘to stay and fight’ during Capitol riots
Although Manchin said he’d already determined Trump was a divisive force before Jan. 6, the West Virginia senator said the attack still stuns him.
Joe Manchin suddenly seems to influence everything Washington does. The West Virginia senator says he wants to make Congress ‘work again’
Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., has been given many labels: an obstacle to progress, defender of the status quo. Who is he? “Not those people,” he says.
Why President Joe Biden’s speech to Congress was unlike any other in modern history
A joint sessions speech, known for its glad-handing cadence, was bound to be subdued with only 200 folks permitted at an event that can hold 1,500.
More than 45,000 bridges rated in poor condition. Still, Joe Biden’s infrastructure plan may hit snag.
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg this week will tell lawmakers the White House’s priorities on crumbling roads, bridges and airports.
Deb Haaland makes history as first Native American person to serve in presidential cabinet after Senate confirmation
For more than 171 years, the federal agency responsible for managing the U.S.’s relationship with tribes has never had a Native American at its helm.